All hypersensitive synonyms
hy·per·sen·si·tive
H h adj hypersensitive
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- moody — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
- susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- touchy — apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- impatient — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- fickle — Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
- volatile — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
- unreliable — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
- bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
- jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
- testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
- uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
- risky — attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking.
- dicey — Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain.
- knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- seeing — the act of a person who sees.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- psychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- irritated — angered, provoked, or annoyed.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- dyspathy — antipathy.
- cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
- high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.